Peat's Record-Busting Win

It was a record-breaking weekend in Vallnord, Andorra, for round three of the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.

In the downhill event, Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate) took his second-consecutive win and the 17th of his illustrious career. In doing so, he broke Nicolas Vouilloz’s record for the most World Cup wins, and extended his lead in the overall standings. Not that the contest wasn't close.

Mick Hannah (GT) set a super fast time early on and held the lead right up until Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) hit the track. Minnaar held a strong pace and posted a 2.23.46, just a quarter second ahead of Hannah.

Next up was Peat who, attacked the course hard and bested Minnaar by 1.41.

After that was reigning World Champion Gee Athterton (Animal Commencal) who charged the top five corners and by the second split was a hair ahead of Peat and finished only 0.2 behind, barely slotting into second place.

Last to go was Sam Hill, who posed the biggest threat; Hill went through the upper portion 1.6 seconds faster than Peat, and entered the final section two seconds ahead. But then a crash in the woods cost Hill the win and Peat's time held up. Next up, Peat will try to defend his leader jersey on home soil at the next round of the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William, Scotland, June 7th.

In the women’s downhill, Sabrina Jonnier (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) also took her second consecutive win, overtaking Tracy Moseley (Trek World Racing) for the lead in the women’s series.